Tornado Cash Founder Roman Storm Trial Verdict Reached
Tornado Cash Founder Roman Storm Trial Verdict Reached
🔨 Tornado Cash Verdict Plot Twist
Roman Storm, founder of Tornado Cash, has received a mixed verdict in his landmark crypto trial. The jury reached the following decisions:
- Count 1: No unanimous decision
- Count 2: Guilty
- Count 3: Not guilty
The case, which garnered significant attention from the crypto community including support from Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, centered on the intersection of code rights, privacy, and U.S. sanctions. Even noted crypto critic @molly0xFFF had previously expressed doubt about the government's case against Storm.
This verdict marks a crucial moment for cryptocurrency privacy tools and their creators.
As a community-owned outlet covering the Roman Storm/Tornado Cash trial, we just asked our members to weigh in on whether he's guilty or innocent Some mentioned they wouldn't want their votes public. Kinda think we just demonstrated why onchain privacy matters
BREAKING: TORNADO CASH FOUNDER ROMAN STORM CONVICTED ON ONE COUNT, PER @innercitypress Count 1: Not unanimous. Count 2: GUILTY Count 3: NOT GUILTY
The most important trial in crypto's history is finally here, as Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm faces down decades in prison time for very serious charges in America 🇺🇸 So why is @VitalikButerin, @ethereum and seemingly every name in $ETH on his side? ⬇️
Even noted crypto critic @molly0xFFF says she would find Tornado Cash founder @rstormsf not guilty in his trial: "I think I would find him to be not guilty. I don't think the government has adequately argued their case."
NEW: The outcome of the Roman Storm Tornado Cash trial is now in the jury's hands They will deliberate and rule GUILTY or NOT GUILTY on three separate charges — and ultimately come to a verdict in a case that pairs a right to code, privacy, and the power of American sanctions
Now chatting with crypto critic @molly0xFFF about the Roman Storm Tornado Cash trial...
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NEW: Jurors in the Roman Storm trial are getting closer to a verdict as Judge Failla gives them instructions on concluding deliberations We could potentially see them deadlocked on one or multiple charges 👀
Deputy: All rise! Jury entering! [Jurors file in] Judge Failla: From your notes, I understand you have a unanimous verdict to one or more counts. You may return that and continue, or waiting until all are concluded. Or 3, return and say you are deadlocked on rest
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